2017 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
2017 West Virginia Mountaineers football | |
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Heart of Dallas Bowl, L 14–30 vs. Utah | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Record | 7–6 (5–4 Big 12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jake Spavital (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Tony Gibson (4th season) |
Base defense | 3–3–5 |
Home stadium | Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Oklahoma y$^ | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 TCU y | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Oklahoma State | 6 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 3 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Oklahoma 41, TCU 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers played their home games at the Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium, in Morgantown, West Virginia, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by seventh-year head coach Dana Holgorsen. They finished the season 7–6, 5–4 in Big 12 play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they lost to Utah.
Preseason
[edit]Big 12 Media poll
[edit]The 2017 Big 12 media days were held July 17–18, 2017 in Frisco, Texas. In the Big 12 preseason media poll, West Virginia was predicted to finish sixth in the standings.[1]
Big 12 media poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Oklahoma | 303 (19) |
2 | Oklahoma State | 294 (12) |
3 | Kansas State | 231 (1) |
4 | Texas | 213 |
5 | TCU | 202 |
6 | West Virginia | 183 |
7 | Baylor | 129 |
8 | Texas Tech | 85 |
9 | Iowa State | 83 |
10 | Kansas | 37 |
Coaching staff
[edit]Name | Title |
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Dana Holgorsen | Head coach |
Tony Gibson | Associate head coach, Defensive coordinator/linebackers |
Jake Spavital | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks |
Doug Belk | Cornerbacks |
Matt Caponi | Safeties |
Tyron Carrier | Receivers |
Tony Dews | Running backs |
Mark Scott | Defense/special teams |
Bruce Tall | Defensive line |
Joe Wickline | Offensive line |
Schedule
[edit]West Virginia announced its 2017 football schedule on December 13, 2016. The 2017 schedule consists of six home, five away, and one neutral site game in the regular season. The Mountaineers will host Big 12 foes Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Texas, and Texas Tech, and will travel to Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, and TCU.[2]
The Mountaineers will host two of the three non-conference opponents, Delaware State from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and East Carolina from the American Athletic Conference and travel to Landover, Maryland to face Virginia Tech.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. No. 21 Virginia Tech* | No. 22 | ABC | L 24–31 | 67,489 | |
September 9 | Noon | East Carolina* | FS2 | W 56–20 | 56,797 | ||
September 16 | Noon | Delaware State* |
| AT&TSN Pitt | W 59–16 | 51,482 | |
September 23 | Noon | at Kansas | ESPNU | W 56–34 | 23,901 | ||
October 7 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 8 TCU | No. 23 | FS1 | L 24–31 | 43,257 | |
October 14 | Noon | No. 24 Texas Tech |
| ESPNU | W 46–35 | 60,928 | |
October 21 | 8:00 p.m. | at Baylor | No. 23 | FS2 | W 38–36 | 45,389 | |
October 28 | Noon | No. 11 Oklahoma State | No. 22 |
| ABC | L 39–50 | 57,507 |
November 4 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 15 Iowa State |
| ESPN2 | W 20–16 | 55,831 | |
November 11 | 3:30 p.m. | at Kansas State | ESPN2 | W 28–23 | 51,223 | ||
November 18 | Noon | Texas |
| ESPN | L 14–28 | 53,133 | |
November 25 | 3:45 p.m. | at No. 4 Oklahoma | ESPN | L 31–59 | 86,117 | ||
December 26 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. Utah* | ESPN | L 14–30 | 20,507 | ||
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- Schedule Source:[3]
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | 22 | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 23 | RV | 23 | 22 | RV | 23 | 24 | RV | — | — | — |
Coaches | 20 | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 23 | RV | 23 | 22 | RV | RV | 25 | RV | — | — | — |
CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
References
[edit]- ^ "Media Picks Sooners in Preseason Football Poll". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. July 13, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "2017 Football Schedule Released" (Press release). University of West Virginia Department of Athletics. December 13, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- ^ "2017 West Virginia Mountaineers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 16, 2017.